I'm too old for this sh...

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I've been thinking about it and I would have pressed charges against that goalie.

This reminds me.

The son of a co-worker had his knee destroyed by a contact (really an assault according to eye witnesses) from another player on the field during a local rec league game this past summer. A series of mistakes that were clearly malpractice almost killed the young man because the emergency room sent him home with an ice pack when he actually needed emergency surgery on his shredded arteries or something. After a night at home in excruciating pain with a leg that was cold to the touch, he went back to the hospital and was finally admitted by a different set of doctors. Two days, and three long operations later, his life was no longer in danger and he didn't lose the leg. He spent 2-3 months bedridden at home and had to postpone his freshman year of college by a semester. Now, it's six months later, and he is able to hobble around with crutches. He's in college now. And will need 1-2 more operations before the doctors think his knee will work right again.

The family is pursuing legal action against the man who assaulted him and also against the hospital that sent him home with an ice pack. Fortunately for his case, there is apparently a videotape of the game that shows the deliberate assault.

I'm not sure why I'm posting this, mostly I'm amazed that soccer is so rough. I thought it was supposed to be one of the safer sports. I obviously didn't know better.